Hanna-Payne Professor of Experimental Medicine
School of Medicine
Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Hematology and Oncology
School of Medicine
Professor
Department of Biochemistry
School of Medicine
Professor
Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences
School of Medicine
Director
Center for Science
Health and Society
School of Medicine
Member
Population and Cancer Prevention Program
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
BETRNet Roles: DRP Core Leader, Project 1 Co-Investigator, Admin Core Advisor
Research Information
Research Projects
The Berger Lab conducts mouse model studies on Energy Balance, Obesity and Cancer, in this project focused on Barrett’s Esophagus (BE) and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma (EAC). These studies include the impact of Obesogenic Diets on the development of BE and EAC in the L2-IL-1β Transgenic mouse, as well as studies on chemoprevention of BE and EAC. Studies are also in progress to develop Transgenic and Knock Out mouse models of candidate genes for BE and EAC determined in human pedigree studies.